Week 10: Back to Myself Again

I’m only 10 weeks, so “officially” I’m not supposed to tell, but who cares. If something does go wrong, I’ll write about that too. I’m pregnant!

I’m spurred to write because, man, I finally feel back to normal. After weeks of feeling off — tired, bored, unmotivated, a little down — I got a burst of the go get ‘ems today. I tackled a bunch of menial stuff on my to-do list (something I haven’t even looked at for weeks). I actually have the energy to stay upright for more than a few hours. I was really worried that I wasn’t going to be able to get anything done for another few weeks (when they say the 2nd trimester energy comes bursting forth).

It started out very mildly. Fortunately, I never felt too nauseated. I got a wave here or there, but nothing bad. I just felt a little tired. I got tired in the afternoon and took a nap. I’d go to bed earlier but wake up earlier, too. I was doing okay.

But then I just started feeling like I couldn’t do anything that required any amount of concentration or focus. I wanted to watch a movie or read, but I didn’t want to do any work. Two days ago I took two naps during the day and still went to bed at 10pm.

But today…I was back! (I did get sleepy around 12 and took a half hour nap, but felt thoroughly refreshed, unlike previous days when I woke up from naps feeling drowsy and even more dopey.) All I can hope is that this is here to stay, and not just a weird burst that’s going to fizzle away. It felt so depressing to be so…unmotivated.

On the bright side, I’m enjoying food more than ever. No crazy cravings (except pizza yesterday, which I had again today…YUM), but I feel like I am experiencing more satisfaction when I eat. Can’t complain about that.

So, I’m eagerly awaiting the next adventure.